What are the main factors that influence an Er Nurse's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Er Nurse's salary?

An Er Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $79,868 for beginners, reaching about $82,859 at mid-level, and approach $87,066 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Er Nurse?

Er Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Er Nurse roles are District of Columbia $90,389, California $90,046, Massachusetts $88,846. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Er Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Er Nurse level roles vary by specialization: ER Nurse Practitioner: $132,831; Nurse Senior Manager - ER: $132,300; Pediatric Er Nurse: $115,730; Nurse Manager - ER: $103,303; ER Unit Nurse Leader: $103,290.

How do different companies affect an Er Nurse's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Er Nurse roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Er Nurse Salary in the United States

How much does an Er Nurse make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Er Nurse in the United States is $81,637 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, an Er Nurse's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $98,173
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,145 to $90,292
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,324

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Er Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,292	$7,524	$1,736	$43
Average	$81,637	$6,803	$1,570	$39
25th Percentile	$74,145	$6,179	$1,426	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Er Nurse Salaries

An Er Nurse's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Er Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Er Nurse's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $79,868
Early Career (1-2 years): $80,076
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $82,859
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,786
Expert (over 8 years): $87,066

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Er Nurse	$79,868
Intermediate Level Er Nurse	$80,076
Senior Level Er Nurse	$82,859
Specialist Level Er Nurse	$86,786
Expert Level Er Nurse	$87,066

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How Do Er Nurse Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Er Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,389.
California: $90,046.
Massachusetts: $88,846.

District of Columbia $90,389 California $90,046 Massachusetts $88,846 Washington $88,519 New Jersey $88,486 Alaska $88,372 Connecticut $87,246 New York $86,788

Hawaii $85,327 Rhode Island $84,641 Maryland $84,176 Minnesota $83,539 Colorado $83,294 Illinois $83,213 Oregon $82,902 Delaware $82,674

New Hampshire $82,530 Virginia $82,209 Pennsylvania $81,270 Nevada $80,796 North Dakota $80,641 Michigan $80,396 Wisconsin $80,306 Vermont $80,127

Texas $79,629 Maine $79,596 Arizona $79,547 Ohio $79,490 Georgia $78,739 Indiana $78,363 Wyoming $78,290 Utah $78,176

Iowa $78,127 Kansas $77,735 Louisiana $77,621 North Carolina $77,580 Missouri $77,563 Florida $77,245 Montana $77,074 Nebraska $76,910

Kentucky $76,821 South Carolina $76,494 Tennessee $76,290 Idaho $76,208 New Mexico $75,612 Oklahoma $75,482 Alabama $75,000 South Dakota $74,192

Arkansas $73,751 West Virginia $73,514 Mississippi $72,804

Top Paying Cities for Er Nurses

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $102,969
San Francisco: $101,957
Oakland: $99,695

San Jose, CA $102,969

San Francisco, CA $101,957

Oakland, CA $99,695

New York, NY $94,609

Queens Village, NY $93,997

Paramus, NJ $93,344

Passaic, NJ $93,262

Bergenfield, NJ $93,181

Stamford, CT $93,058

Huntington, NY $92,976

Newark, NJ $92,446

Bridgeport, CT $92,283

New Brunswick, NJ $92,013

Vallejo, CA $91,842

Middlesex, NJ $91,793

Somerset, NJ $91,719

Petaluma, CA $91,532

Santa Cruz, CA $91,213

Boston, MA $91,050

Monterey, CA $90,642

Fairbanks, AK $90,585

Los Angeles, CA $90,429

Washington, DC $90,389

Seattle, WA $90,242

Santa Rosa, CA $90,225

Juneau, AK $89,989

Orange, CA $89,719

Anchorage, AK $89,572

Anaheim, CA $89,515

Santa Ana, CA $89,393

Nassau, NY $89,344

Long Beach, CA $89,311

Danbury, CT $89,286

Santa Maria, CA $89,009

Everett, WA $88,993

Bremerton, WA $88,593

Trenton, NJ $88,437

Sacramento, CA $88,405

San Diego, CA $88,364

Brockton, MA $88,331

Tacoma, WA $88,299

Santa Barbara, CA $88,184

Lowell, MA $87,858

New Suffolk, NY $87,825

Nashua, NH $87,727

Lompoc, CA $87,597

Ventura, CA $87,515

Stockton, CA $87,490

New Haven, CT $87,327

Atlantic City, NJ $87,115

Hartford, CT $86,935

Modesto, CA $86,895

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,715

New Britain, CT $86,674

Olympia, WA $86,560

Kennewick, WA $86,560

New London, CT $86,543

Norwich, CT $86,519

Lawrence, MA $86,478

Bakersfield, CA $86,250

Riverside, CA $86,135

New Bedford, MA $86,135

Richland, WA $86,054

Portsmouth, NH $85,988

Vineland, NJ $85,972

San Bernardino, CA $85,907

Boulder, CO $85,678

Worcester, MA $85,613

Portland, OR $85,539

Saint Paul, MN $85,441

Minneapolis, MN $85,441

Philadelphia, PA $85,327

Honolulu, HI $84,894

Springfield, MA $84,609

Providence, RI $84,601

Chicago, IL $84,364

Bellingham, WA $84,266

Baltimore, MD $84,176

Chico, CA $83,972

Wilmington, DE $83,833

Pittsfield, MA $83,752

Manchester, NH $83,596

Spokane, WA $83,237

Denver, CO $83,229

Albany, NY $82,845

Troy, NY $82,813

Schenectady, NY $82,641

Burlington, VT $82,462

Portland, ME $82,176

Salem, OR $82,111

Yakima, WA $82,094

Ann Arbor, MI $82,070

Rochester, MN $81,841

Fresno, CA $81,800

Reno, NV $81,800

Milwaukee, WI $81,727

Detroit, MI $81,645

Allentown, PA $81,621

Carson City, NV $81,613

Houston, TX $81,490

Colorado Springs, CO $81,482

Syracuse, NY $81,441

Eugene, OR $81,286

Bismarck, ND $81,188

Gary, IN $81,188

Galveston, TX $81,188

Springfield, OR $81,123

Medford, OR $80,927

Fort Collins, CO $80,894

Austin, TX $80,829

Mesa, AZ $80,657

Phoenix, AZ $80,641

Dallas, TX $80,617

Reading, PA $80,568

Saint Cloud, MN $80,535

Concord, NH $80,462

Madison, WI $80,429

Utica, NY $80,208

Raleigh, NC $80,143

Las Vegas, NV $80,135

Rochester, NY $80,078

Des Moines, IA $80,070

Atlanta, GA $79,939

Battle Creek, MI $79,915

Salt Lake City, UT $79,890

Lancaster, PA $79,768

Champaign, IL $79,751

Harrisburg, PA $79,653

Durham, NC $79,580

Kansas City, MO $79,572

Kansas City, KS $79,555

Fort Worth, TX $79,547

Boca Raton, FL $79,515

Cleveland, OH $79,506

Columbus, OH $79,490

Pittsburgh, PA $79,482

Richmond, VA $79,449

Indianapolis, IN $79,433

Cincinnati, OH $79,327

Petersburg, VA $79,204

Billings, MT $79,025

Lansing, MI $79,025

Huntsville, AL $79,025

Lebanon, PA $79,017

Dayton, OH $79,008

Pueblo, CO $79,008

Appleton, WI $78,984

Buffalo, NY $78,951

Racine, WI $78,910

Charlotte, NC $78,902

Saint Louis, MO $78,878

Springfield, IL $78,845

Elkhart, IN $78,829

York, PA $78,829

Gastonia, NC $78,821

Benton Harbor, MI $78,821

Beaumont, TX $78,772

Lorain, OH $78,755

Toledo, OH $78,723

Binghamton, NY $78,682

Rock Hill, SC $78,674

Rockford, IL $78,633

Fargo, ND $78,592

Elyria, OH $78,592

Flagstaff, AZ $78,535

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,486

Miami, FL $78,437

Duluth, MN $78,306

Bangor, ME $78,200

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,110

Louisville, KY $78,070

Grand Rapids, MI $78,053

Hialeah, FL $78,045

Casper, WY $77,931

Scranton, PA $77,833

New Orleans, LA $77,808

Virginia Beach, VA $77,800

Akron, OH $77,759

Peoria, IL $77,653

Sarasota, FL $77,637

Green Bay, WI $77,580

Baton Rouge, LA $77,539

Charleston, SC $77,523

Nashville, TN $77,498

Jamestown, NY $77,482

Davenport, IA $77,482

Tucson, AZ $77,441

Cheyenne, WY $77,416

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,392

Tampa, FL $77,376

Omaha, NE $77,359

Port Arthur, TX $77,327

Evansville, IN $77,327

Bradenton, FL $77,294

Santa Fe, NM $77,147

Orlando, FL $77,065

Clearwater, FL $76,976

Canton, OH $76,804

La Crosse, WI $76,804

Grand Forks, ND $76,780

Albuquerque, NM $76,755

Tulsa, OK $76,755

Newport News, VA $76,747

High Point, NC $76,723

Ogden, UT $76,690

Corpus Christi, TX $76,625

Laramie, WY $76,576

Norfolk, VA $76,576

Rock Island, IL $76,527

Saginaw, MI $76,510

Jacksonville, FL $76,502

Salisbury, NC $76,486

Memphis, TN $76,469

Moline, IL $76,429

Fort Myers, FL $76,404

Waterloo, IA $76,298

Spartanburg, SC $76,216

Lincoln, NE $76,176

Fort Wayne, IN $76,159

Birmingham, AL $76,069

Cedar Falls, IA $76,053

Provo, UT $76,045

Springfield, OH $76,037

San Antonio, TX $76,020

Greensboro, NC $75,988

South Bend, IN $75,980

Winston Salem, NC $75,971

Boise, ID $75,947

Savannah, GA $75,890

Muskegon, MI $75,743

Lima, OH $75,645

Lake Charles, LA $75,612

Anderson, IN $75,596

Lexington, KY $75,571

Augusta, GA $75,547

Greenville, SC $75,547

Wichita, KS $75,473

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,473

Columbia, SC $75,400

Bloomington, IN $75,196

Roanoke, VA $75,147

Asheville, NC $75,041

Knoxville, TN $74,902

Shreveport, LA $74,894

Wilmington, NC $74,788

Frankfort, KY $74,633

Oklahoma City, OK $74,575

Chillicothe, OH $74,543

Longview, TX $74,535

Topeka, KS $74,510

Mobile, AL $74,388

Terre Haute, IN $74,355

Erie, PA $74,347

Altoona, PA $74,306

Melbourne, FL $74,282

Amarillo, TX $74,249

Killeen, TX $74,224

Fayetteville, AR $74,159

Sioux Falls, SD $74,102

Chattanooga, TN $74,053

Idaho Falls, ID $74,045

Gainesville, FL $73,873

Portsmouth, OH $73,833

Little Rock, AR $73,816

Lynchburg, VA $73,816

Lafayette, LA $73,784

Youngstown, OH $73,784

Temple, TX $73,751

Daytona Beach, FL $73,735

Clarksville, TN $73,726

Pensacola, FL $73,718

Hopkinsville, KY $73,473

Charleston, WV $73,465

Florence, SC $73,424

Sioux City, IA $73,375

Macon, GA $73,139

Tallahassee, FL $73,131

Fayetteville, NC $73,114

Waco, TX $73,098

Wichita Falls, TX $73,098

Pine Bluff, AR $73,065

Vincennes, IN $72,910

Lubbock, TX $72,877

Great Falls, MT $72,828

Alamogordo, NM $72,820

Abilene, TX $72,755

Rapid City, SD $72,649

Monroe, LA $72,649

Albany, GA $72,600

Huntington, WV $72,592

Jackson, MS $72,584

Greenville, MS $72,575

Parkersburg, WV $72,494

Montgomery, AL $72,477

Johnstown, PA $72,461

Springfield, MO $72,396

Biloxi, MS $72,355

Sumter, SC $72,184

Columbus, GA $72,175

Twin Falls, ID $72,126

Pascagoula, MS $72,020

Kingsport, TN $71,808

Gulfport, MS $71,784

Alexandria, LA $71,514

Fort Smith, AR $71,310

El Paso, TX $71,090

Helena, MT $70,983

Las Cruces, NM $70,722

Harlingen, TX $70,494

Pocatello, ID $70,420

Florence, AL $70,396

Brownsville, TX $70,379

Dothan, AL $70,249

Mcallen, TX $70,208

Columbus, MS $69,604

Altus, OK $69,228

Lawton, OK $69,073

Pierre, SD $68,779

What Skills Can Increase an Er Nurse's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 5.48% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Basic Life Support (Mentioned in 3.67% Job Postings): BLS is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers. It can be provided by trained medical personnel.
Triage (Mentioned in 1.96% Job Postings): Triage (/ˈtriːɑːʒ, triˈɑːʒ/) is the process of determining the priority of patients' treatments based on the severity of their condition. This rations patient treatment efficiently when resources are insufficient for all to be treated immediately; influencing the order and priority of emergency treatment, emergency transport, or transport destination for the patient. This article covers the various types of triage systems as it occurs in medical emergencies, including the prehospital setting, disasters, and emergency department treatment, along with their limitations and ethical considerations.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	5.48%
Basic Life Support	3.67%
Triage	1.96%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Er Nurse's salary.

Risk Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Staff Development: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Telecommunications: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Risk Management	$87,352	7%
Staff Development	$86,535	6%
Telecommunications	$86,535	6%
Data Collection	$84,903	4%
Flexibility	$84,903	4%
Infection Control	$84,086	3%

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How Education impacts an Er Nurse's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Er Nurses enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Er Nurse with a Associate's Degree is between $73,461 and $78,054).

Er Nurse Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Er Nurse

No Diploma 0.1%

High School 2.1%

Associates 43.8%

Bachelors 48.2%

Masters 5.5%

Doctorate 0.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.1%
High School	2.1%
Associates	43.8%
Bachelors	48.2%
Masters	5.5%
Doctorate	0.3%

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Er Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Er Nurse's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$74,145

Average $81,637/year

$90,292

$6,179

Average $6,803/month

$7,524

$1,426

Average $1,570/week

$1,736

$36

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,292	$7,524	$1,736	$43
Average	$81,637	$6,803	$1,570	$39
25th Percentile	$74,145	$6,179	$1,426	$36

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Salary Trends for Er Nurse

Salaries for an Er Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $203,181 in 2023 to around $197,621 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Er Nurse salary trends, .

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2023

$203,181

2024

$205,363

2025

$197,621

2026

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2023	$203,181
2024	$205,363
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